← Votes·2020-01-15

EU/China Agreement: air services

China95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "china"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"china" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 111142Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: China
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+6 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “EU/China Agreement: air services”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (556 for, 34 against, 8 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

556

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

522 votes

Turnout (cast)

598

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP172 MEPs

For 151Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D132 MEPs

For 113Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew96 MEPs

For 89Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 45Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR59 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI42 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 2Absent 8

The Left37 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 6Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany85
Italy63
Spain44
France43
Poland43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

France74 MEPs

For 43Against 23Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 4Absent 4

Sweden20 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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